Combined tank and cabinet.



A. DAVIS, JR. COMBINED ANK AND CABINET'. APPLICATION FILED IAN. 8. 1917.

Patented Nov,a 27, 19H.

'UNITE STATES PATENT FllQE.

AUGUSTINE DAVIS, JR., OF COVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

COMBINED TANK AND CABINET.

Application led January 8, 1917.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, AUGUSTINE Davis, J r., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Covington, in the county of KentonL and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Tanks and Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tanks, especially those mounted on trucks or wagons. The object is to combine with the tank a suitable cabinet or bucket-box7 on one end of the tank, generally the rear end, in such a 1nan ner that this cabinet will not become loosened from the tank or have its component parts loosened from each other under the severe racking sustained incident to the travel of the vehicle.

My invention consists in the combination of parts and in the details of construction and arrangement of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a rear elevation of a structure embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on a plane corresponding to the line 2-2 of Fig. l, only part of the tank being shown;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section on a plane corresponding to the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking toward the cabinet;

Fig. 4 is a similar cross-section but showing a modification; and

Fig. 5 is a partial section corresponding to Fig. 2 but enlarged to better show the attachment of the rear head of the tank, and of the cabinet, to the tank.

rIhe bucket-box, which is for the purpose of holding cans or measuring vessels or buckets, has heretofore been made separate from the tank and mounted on a rear extension of the frame work of the wagon or truck or of the mounting of the tank; and usually has been made principally of wood. Such a bucket-box soon becomes loosened from its mounting and its parts become loosened from each other in a short time under the jolts and strains incident to the travel of the truck or wagon. The wooden bucket-box becomes oil-soaked and its screws and bolts become loosened. The painty cracks and comes ott the wooden box, so that both the usefulness and appearance of the bucket-box are greatly impaired after a short period of use.

My invention is more intimately con- Vcerned with the kind of tank that has the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2W, i211?. Serial No. 141,173.

shell and a rear head, as well as other parts not shown herein, joined together by welding, which is preferablydone by means of the ox r-acetyl-ene process. Thus, as shown in the drawing, the shell l of the tank has the head 2 which has the peripheral annular iiange 3 and, in the process of welding, becomes concavo-convex or dished7 in the direction opposite to that in which the fiange 3 extends. Ordinarily, such a head is put into the end of the shell with the flange 3 extending into the shell so that the convex side of the head will be outward. However, in carrying out my invention, the head is placed in the shell with the flange 3 projecting outward; that is to say, it is backed in. Moreover, the outer edge of the ange is not left ush with the end of the shell; the head 2 is located somewhat farther inward so that there is some projection of the shell 1 past the flange 3 as is seen in Figs. 2 and 5.

I construct the bucket-box mainly of the same material that the tank is constructed of, e'. e., steel plate. In this construction there is a shell 4 that forms the top, sides and bottom of the box, and a head 5 and head 6 having their edges Welded, preferably in the manner above alluded to, to the opposite edges of the shell 4. Preferably, as this structure is rst produced, .both the heads 5 and 6 are continuous sheets; so that the box, when the welding just alluded to has been completed, is completely closed on all sides. However if the box is largely of the same cross-section as the tank as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, the head 5 is not pro'- vided complete, but there is provided only a small part of ample area to cover such part of the box as will not come within the limits of the rear of the tank. If the box is of considerably greater cross-section than the tank, its top is preferably extended above the tcp of the tank, as shown in Fig. 4; in which case the head 5 is made complete across the end of the box the same as the head 6 is.

In any case, either the continuous or the partial head 5 or 5 is then cut to have an edge conforming fairly accurately to the rear end of the tank shell. If part of the box shell 4 conforms to the corresponding part of the tank shell 1 as the upper part in the example of Figs. l to 3 does, this part of the box shell 4 and the edge of the box head, cut as above described, constitutes a continuous abutment against the rear end of the tank shell 1, Which has been left pro.-

jecting past the flange 3 ofthe tankhead,

2 as before described. VVX-ith these parts thus abutting, they are Welded together, prefer.-

ably by the process above alluded to, so that... the entire bucket-box and the shell 1 and",

head 2, and indeed all of the other Weldedtogether parts of the tank not shown here about as illustratedfin Fig. 1; really leaving onlyl'a small part of the original head 6 Welded to the box shell all around this end,

which reinforces this end of the shell of the bucket-box.

The cutting of both heads 5 or 5 and 6 1s preferably done by means of an oxy-acetyf lene cutting torch. VIt is more desirable' to thusl Weld the head 5 and 6 or partial head 5 to the respective ends of the box shell 4 be;

fore, cutting away any of their interior parts.

lhen the head is continuous, as is the head 5 or the head 6, it is then less distorted in the process by unequal expansion and contracf tion in different parts of the sheet, Which are not unavoidable with the most careful per-V formance of the Welding process. Vhere only part of the head is provided, the fitting of thev edge of this part to the corresponding part of the rear end of the tank shell 1 will be more accurate if it is done after the Welding loperation, and after such distortion as is produced in the Welding process has taken, place and the part of the head has permanently assumed this distortion. Also, the opposite head helps to maintain the shape of the bucket-box shell 4, against the distorting influences While the bucket-box is being Welded to the tank.

I reinforce this tank rear head2 by part of the Wooden structure which is built inside the steel outer structure of the bucket-box. The bucket-box faces as does the rear of the tank, but forclearness, the part next to the tank,\vill, in the following description, be treatedz as the back of the box. Thus, preferably, l place upright battens of studding 8 in the concavity of the rear end of the. tank, which have their adjacent edges-` curvedto fit the concavity of the head 2, and 'y which have their other edges toward the.

front of the box,straight and extended far y enough past the rear end of the tank toireceivet the transverse boards 9, Whichghave their ends fitting closely against the interior of the box shell 4 all around, and which are fastenedto the battens' or studdingS and form the back lining of the box. In front of these lboards 9 I provide` a shelllining comprising a `Wooden bottom `or floor lining 10, resting -on the bottomof the shell 4, and Woodenside linings 11 withtheir, lower ends against the endparts of the floor 10, close .and Where the box has the curved top, as

shown in the drawing, preferably terminating Where the curve of the top begins, and there receianngja transverse Wooden shelf 12 which preferably has in it partitions 13 running down, to the lioor 10, dividingthe lovver part of the bucket-box into a suitable numberV of `compartments. Preferably angle irons 14 reinforce the attachment of these` partitions .12 to the floor 10 and the shelf 12 above as Well as thel shelf to the side linings 11.l Theicurved topabove the shelf. 12 is preferably left unlined. Thusv the entire lower part of the boxis lined With Wood and the lbottom and `backof the upper` compart-v ment are of Wood. This lessens the noise of rattling of the articles `placed in the box-during .travel of the vehicle. Thefloor 10, sides 11, shelf 12-and partitions 13 all abut closely against the back boards .9 and against the front Vhead G of the bucket box, so that this entire Wooden' structureforms a reinforcement for the tank head 2.

A wooden casing 15 is bolted on the outside of the head 6 allaround the door opening7, andof such Width relative to the remaining parts of the head that a ledge 16 is left all around the 'door opening against which the .door closure 17 abuts; this lattery preferably being hingedV to the upper part of the casingy Vand opening upwardly and being provided with a suitable fastening means 18 in its lower part to engage With the edges of the door opening. This closure 17 is preferablyinade up ,of a Wooden frame 19 inclosing. a thin steel panel 20,. and also' reinforced bythe battens 21 on the: inside; the middle p artv of the front edge of "the shelffll4 being cut away to make room for these battens 21 when the door is closed. A steel -bandQQ is placed all aroundthe front end part of the bucket-box, covering the edge' of the door casing 15 and the adjacent Vpart of the bucket-box shell 4 and being suitably secured to said door casing and to said shell. This band givesa finished appearance .to the structure, land not only reinforces the connection of the door casing of the steel `part of the bucket-box, but further reinforces the bucketbox shelly4and its connection to the head Grat thisend. Suitable jointed braces 23 at the sides hold the 'door 17 inv raised open position.

From the description just given, it Will be seenthat the only Wooden parts of the eX- terior of the bucket-.box are the doorcasing 15 and vdoorframe 19. Th'us, not only is the 1 bucket-box of integral steel construction in- Y tegral ivitlrthe tank, to protect the Vrear of l theV tank, toremain in position, and to hold together under the severe strains of .vehicle tain a much betterifinish onlthe inetal surface than upona `Wooden surface.Y againstthe interior side Walls of the shell 4;

Having Vfull'ydescribed my invention, vvhatv I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A tank comprising a sheet metal head, and a sheet metal shell attached to and projecting past said sheet metal head with its edge exposed, and a cabinet comprising a sheet metal shell and asheet metal head part, with said head part integral with said exposed edge of said shell of said tank.

2. A tank comprising a sheet metal head, and a sheet metal shell attached to and projecting past said sheet metal head with its edge exposed, and a cabinet comprising' a sheet metal shell and a sheet metal head part, with part of its shell and said head part integral with said exposed edge of said shell of said tank.

3. A sheet metal tank, and a sheet metal cabinet comprising a sheet metal shell with one end secured to the end of said tank, said shell of said cabinet extending out from said tank whereby its opposite end is not directly supported by said tank, and means extending around near said opposite end of said shell of said cabinet, reinforcing said end of said shell.

a. A tank comprising an integral sheetmetal shell and sheet-metal head, and a cabinet comprising an integral sheet-metal shell and sheet-metal head part, with said head part integral with said shell of said tank, a batten abutting the outer surface of said head of said tank, and a lining secured to said cabinet against said bat-ten to reinforce said head of said tank.

5. A tank comprising an integral sheetmetal shell and sheet-metal head and a cabinetY comprising an integral sheet-metal shell and sheet-metal head part, with said head part integral with said shell of said tank, a back lining in said cabinet and having means against said head of said tank, a shell lining for the shell of said cabinet abutting said back lining, and means on said cabinet holding said shell-lining against said back lining.

6. A tank comprising a sheet-metal shell and sheet-instal head and a cabinet comprising an integral sheet-metal shell and sheetmetal head part, said head part being secured to said shell of said tank, a back lining in said cabinet and having means against said head of said tank, a shell lining for the shell of said cabinet abutting said back lining, an opposite head secured to said shell of said cabinet, and having a door opening, and abutting and holding said shell lining against said back lining.

7. A tank comprising a sheet-metal shell, a sheet-metal head having a peripheral annular flange, and Welded in said shell with its flange extending outwardly of said shell but spaced inward from the end of the shell, a sheet-metal cabinet comprising an integral sheet-metal shell and sheet-metal head part with said head part welded to said end of said shell, a batten abutting the outer surface of said head of said tank, and a lining secured in said cabinet against said batten to reinforce said head of said tank.

8. A tank comprising a sheet-metal shell, a sheet-metal concave-convex head having a peripheral annular flange extending from its concave side, and welded in said shell with its convex side inwardly the shell and its flange extending outwardly of said shell but spaced inward from the end of the shell, a sheet-metal cabinet comprising an integral sheet-metal shell and sheet-metal head part with said head part welded to said end of said shell, a hatten abutting and conforming to the outer concave surface of said head of said tank, and a lining secured in said cabinet against said hatten to reinforce said head of said tank.

9. A tank comprising a sheet-metal shell, a sheet-metal concave-convex head having a peripheral annular flange extending from its concave side, and welded in said shell with its convex side inwardly of the shell and its flange extending outwardly of said shell but spaced inward from the end of the shell, and a sheet metal cabinet comprising an integral sheet-metal shell and sheet-metal head part with part of its shell and part of said head part welded to said end of said shell, a batteri abutting and conforming to the outer conca-ve surface of said head of said tank, a back lining secured to said hatten in said cabinet, and a shell lining for the shell of said cabinet abutting said back lining, and means on said cabinet holding said shell lining against said back lining.

10. A tank connprising a sheet-metal shell, a sheet-metal head having a peripheral annular flange, and welded in said shell with its flange extending outwardly of said shell but spaced inward from the end of the shell, and a sheet-metal cabinet comprising an integral sheet-metal shell and sheetlmetal head part with said head part welded to said end of said shell, a hatten abutting said head of said tank, a back lining secured to said batten in said cabinet, and a shell lining for the shell of said cabinet abutting said back lining, and means on said cabinet holding said shell lining against said back lining.

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Witnesses:

H. H. MnixsnLL, J. H. MEIBURG.

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